Local government areas of South Australia explained

Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of Constitution Act 1934 (SA).[1]

LGAs sorted by region

The organisations, often called local government areas (LGAs) are constituted and managed in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999 (South Australia). They are grouped below by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.[2] Maralinga Tjarutja and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara aboriginal councils both located in the remote north of the state are by far the largest South Australian LGAs, both exceeding 100,000 km2. Coorong District Council and Loxton Waikerie are the next largest LGAs. The smallest LGAs are Walkerville and then Prospect, both occupying less than 10 km2 each.

The area with the largest population growth was Playford in Adealide's northern suburbs with a net increase of 2,847 people from June 2021 to June 2022. Port Pirie had the largest net reduction in population of 106. The fastest growth of an LGA in South Australia was in Adelaide Plains at 4.9 percent. Coober Pedy was the fastest shrinking LGA, at -3.0 percent.

Metropolitan Adelaide

This group of areas are found around Metropolitan Adelaide along a 70 km stretch of the Gulf St Vincent coast and up to 50 km inland.

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulation[3] class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
1840 16km2 167725,551 26,120 Capital city of South Australia
1840 Established as Adelaide Corporation
1843 Managed by the Colonial government, and then a commission
1852 Re-established
1919 Office of Mayor raised to Lord Mayor
1997 795km2 5241,250 41,448
1856 28km2 1,69746,444 46,692 1856 gazetted as District Council of Burnside
1935 became the Municipality of Burnside
1943 proclaimed the City of Burnside
185424km2 2,30155,475 56,013 1854 established as the District Council of Payneham
1867 District Council of Stepney (later itself called Payneham) seceded
1868 renamed to District Council of Campbelltown
1946 became the Town of Campbelltown
1960 proclaimed the City of Campbelltown
1997 55km2 2,280123,146 124,906
1857 41km2 63525,304 26,123 Established as the Corporation of the Town of Gawler in 1857 following resident dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils
1997 14km2 2,76837,868 38,061 Amalgamation of Glenelg and Brighton city councils
1853 56km2 1,73795,650 96,658 1853 established as the District Council of Brighton
1886 renamed to the District Council of Marion
1944 gazetted as the municipality, City of Marion
1853 76km2 90568,180 68,403 First LGA formally founded after the City of Adelaide
1997 15km2 2,51637,850 38,001 Amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham and the Town of St Peters.
1997 518km2 345176,628 178,546 Amalgamation of Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga
1997 345km2 300100,573 103,420
1997 92km2 1,480134,202 135,844
1872 8km2 2,91922,497 22,741
1933 160km2 926147,602 148,003 Amalgamation of District Council of Yatala North and large part of District Council of Munno Para West
1858 95km2 1,078102,067 102,666 1858 established by separation from District Council of Highercombe
1935 reunited with Highercombe under current name
187114km2 2,73939,082 39,085 Separated from District Council of Mitcham as the Corporate Town of Unley
1855 4km2 2,3178,091 8,179
1856 37km2 1,70262,469 63,105 1856 established as the District Council of West Torrens
1944 became a municipal corporation, the Corporate Town of West Torrens
1950 gained city status as the City of West Torrens
1997 annexed the Town of Thebarton

Regional South Australia

Eyre Peninsula

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
1896 5427km2 0.7 3,651 3,650
1911 4507km2 0.4 1,776 1,765
1887 6500km2 0.2 1,038 1,037 Boundary changes in 1989
1888 3583km2 0.5 1,323 1,323
1924 3986km2 0.2 1,053 1,057
1921 4771km2 1.3 6,060 6,100 Part of District Council of Port Lincoln (proclaimed 1880). District Council of Tumby Bay separated in 1906. Corporation of Port Lincoln separated in 1921. Remainder named District Council of Lincoln. Renamed Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988.
1964 1153km2 12.5 14,453 14,456
1921 30km2 492.2 14,880 14,947 Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln in 1921. Proclaimed a city in 1971.
1887 6232km20.4 2,241 2,254
1906 2616km2 1.1 2,875 2,889
1970 1033km2 20.4 21,960 21,894
Wudinna District Council1925 5394km2 0.2 1,163 1,164 Established as the District Council of Minnipa. Later renamed as District Council of Le Hunte. Given present name in 2008.

Central region

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
Adelaide Plains Council1935 933km2 11.2 9,977 10,461
Barossa Council1996 894km2 29.0 25,569 25,878
1997 1590km2 1.7 2,676 2,676
1997 1892km2 5.0 9,366 9,393
Copper Coast Council1997 773km2 20.3 15,336 15,652
Flinders Range Council1997 4071km2 0.4 1,686 1,682
1997 6715km2 0.6 4,138 4,134 Amalgamation of the district councils of Burra Burra Eudunda, Hallet and Robertstown.
Light Regional Council1996 1277km2 12.8 16,083 16,332
1980 3423km2 0.9 2,921 2,915
Northern Areas Council1997 2986km2 1.6 4,659 4,671
1997 3322km2 0.3 891 890
1935 3020km2 0.6 1,669 1,670
Port Pirie Regional Council1997 1761km2 10.0 17,754 17,648
Wakefield Regional Council1997 3469km2 2.0 6,926 6,958
Yorke Peninsula Council1997 5900km2 2.0 11,828 11,922 Established as the District Council of Yorke Peninsula in 1997 by amalgamation of the district councils of Central Yorke Peninsula, Minlaton, Warooka and Yorketown.
Renamed in 2013.

Southern and Hills region

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
Alexandrina Council1997 1827km2 16.3 29,257 29,780 Amalgamation of the District Council of Strathalbyn, the District Council of Port Elliot and Goolwa, and a portion of the District Council of Willunga.
Kangaroo Island Council1996 4401km2 1.2 4,999 5,084 Amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.
1853 595km2 69.0 39,627 41,059
1975 385km2 43.5 16,427 16,720 Amalgamation of District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor in 1975. Formerly a district council, became a city in 2000.
1854 751km2 8.0 5,928 5,998

Murray Mallee region

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
Berri Barmera Council1996 476km2 22.5 10,747 10,713 Amalgamation of district councils of Barmera and Berri.
Coorong District Council1995 8833km2 0.6 5,599 5,569 Amalgamation of District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, Peake District Council and Meningie District Council.
Karoonda1979 4416km2 0.2 1,025 1,028 Amalgamation of District Council of Karoonda and District Council of East Murray.
Loxton1997 7764km2 1.5 11,922 11,928 Amalgamation of district councils of Loxton, Waikerie and Browns Well.
Mid Murray CouncilMannum1997 6,272 2,422 1.5 9,355 9,415 Amalgamation of district councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.
Murray Bridge19771832km2 12.3 22,348 22,554
Renmark Paringa CouncilRenmark1996 916km2 11.0 10,009 10,044 Amalgamation of Town of Renmark and the District Council of Paringa.
Southern Mallee District CouncilPinnaroo1997 5,7022,202 0.4 2,029 2,013

Southeast region

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
1996 1898km2 4.7 8,862 8,925 Amalgamation of District Councils of Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell.
Kingston District Council1873 3340km2 0.7 2,375 2,389 Renamed from Lacepede District Council in 2000.
City of Mount Gambier1876 3413 819.4 27,642 27,771
Naracoorte Lucindale Council1993 4520km2 2.0 8,896 8,928 Amalgamation of District Council of Naracoorte, District Council of Lucindale and the Corporate Township of Naracoorte.
1869 1092km2 1.5 1,568 1,583
Tatiara District Council1876 6527km2 1.1 7,072 7,040
Wattle Range Council1997 3926km2 3.1 12,127 12,163 Amalgamation of district councils of Beachport, Millicent and Penola.

Outback

Local government areaCouncil seatYear est.Land areaPopulationclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Notesclass=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2Map
km2sq miDensity (2022)20212022
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara1981 102353km2 0.0 2,554 2,595
1987 78km2 20.3 1,624 1,576
Maralinga Tjarutja2006 102704km2 0.0 102 102
Roxby Downs1982 111km2 37.2 4,115 4,105

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitution Act 1934 – Section 64A . 1934 . Australasian Legal Information Institute . Government of South Australia . 24 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Council Maps . LGASA Official Site . Local Government Association of South Australia . 5 May 2019.
  3. Web site: 2023-04-20 . Regional population, 2021-22 financial year Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2023-06-25 . www.abs.gov.au . en.

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